Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Spain
Spain: Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy was 90.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of people living with HIV.
Analysis
Spain recorded 90.0% for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Spain peaked at 90.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
Spain ranks 18th of 143 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of people living with HIV | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 31.0% | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 39.0% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 43.0% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 47.0% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1% | 26.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 65.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 17 France 91.0% compare
- 18 Malawi 90.0% compare
- 18 Switzerland 90.0% compare
- 21 Netherlands 89.0% compare
- 21 Romania 89.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Spain?
- Share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy in Spain was 90.0% in 2022, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 143 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of people with hiv who receive antiretroviral therapy rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of people with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antiretroviral therapy is a combination of several antiretroviral medicines, used to slow the rate at which HIV multiplies inside the body.